"Would you still use a name you loved even if it was very strange?" This is subjective. I know my parents will hate my top choices for boy names: Kian and Soren. To them, those are "weird" names... So, I would not use a name I felt was weird... not which others thought was weird. Also, I would hesitate to use a name not in the top 1000 or similar to a top 1000 name. For instance, I've always liked Emiliana, but it's generally not in the top 1000. It's similar enough to top names like Emilia and Amelia, that I don't think it will be a problem. I do have rules for myself, like I will not intentionally misspell a name, use a noun as a name that is not traditionally a name (i.e. Sunrise), and I will not apply a non-unisex name to the wrong gender (i.e. Hunter or Kyle for a girl). There are names in those categories that I like, but I feel like it wouldn't be fair to do that to my daughter, as she's not getting to choose.